Triplite

Overview

(Mn,Fe+2,Mg,Ca)2(PO4)(F,OH)
Fluorescence: none	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	3.44-3.9 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Triplite - 5  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	brown, salmon pink, brownish black, black
Streak	yellow gray

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	monoclinic - prismatic
Cleavage	good
Tenacity	-
Fracture	uneven
Luster	resinous

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 41.06.01.02

Class: 41

Group: 41.06

Subgroup: 41.06.01 - zwieselite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
41.06.01.01	zweiselite	(Fe+2,Mn)2(PO4)F
41.06.01.02	triplite	(Mn,Fe+2,Mg,Ca)2(PO4)(F,OH)

Nickel-Strunz Number : 08.BB.10

Group : 08

Subgroup : BB

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
08.BB.10	triplite	(Mn,Fe+2,Mg,Ca)2(PO4)(F,OH)
08.BB.10	zweiselite	(Fe+2,Mn)2(PO4)F

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